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OTTAWA (AFP) - Canada has the best reputation in the world, says a study measuring public perceptions of 50 countries around the world, released on Tuesday.

The Reputation Institute study measures the trust, esteem, admiration and good feelings the public holds towards 50 countries, as well as perceptions of peoples' quality of life, safety and attention to the environment.

Results from 42,000 respondents worldwide ranked Sweden next, followed by Australia, Switzerland and New Zealand, the reputation management firm said.

The countries scored high for their steady democracies, high economic output per capita, focus on active lifestyles, well developed political systems and perceived neutrality to international political upheavals.

Being perceived as a safe country was the main driver of a country's reputation.

Pakistan, Iran and Iraq were ranked lowest in the 50-country study, while the United States and China were ranked in the middle and lower tiers.

Violence-stricken Mexico plunged from 24th place in 2009 to 35th place this year. The reputations of Greece, Ireland and Spain also dropped while Germany climbed five spots to number 11.

2011 Country RepTrak™Global Ranking

Rank

Country

2011 Country RepTrak™ Score

1

Canada

74.8

2

Sweden

74.7

3

Australia

74.3

4

Switzerland

74.2

5

New Zealand

73.1

6

Norway

73.1

7

Denmark

71.9

8

Finland

70.5

9

Austria

69.4

10

Netherlands

68.7

11

Germany

68.3

12

Japan

67.2

13

Belgium

65.6

14

Italy

64.6

15

UK

64.2

16

Spain

63.7

17

Ireland

63.6

18

France

62.1

19

Portugal

58.1

20

Singapore

58.0

21

Greece

55.8

22

Brazil

54.6

23

USA

52.9

24

Argentina

52.0

25

Taiwan

51.3

26

Poland

50.9

27

India

50.3

28

Peru

50.2

29

UAE

50.0

30

Thailand

49.9

31

Chile

49.7

32

Puerto Rico

47.4

33

South Africa

46.7

34

South Korea

46.6

35

Mexico

46.0

36

Turkey

46.0

37

Egypt

45.9

38

Venezuela

45.4

39

Bolivia

42.4

40

Ukraine

42.2

41

Israel

41.9

42

Haiti

41.8

43

China

40.7

44

Saudi Arabia

38.8

45

Russia

38.6

46

Colombia

37.1

47

Nigeria

30.9

48

Pakistan

27.2

49

Iran

22.7

50

Iraq

21.8

Effective Government

Rank

Country

1

Switzerland

2

Sweden

3

Norway

4

Canada

5

Denmark

6

Australia

7

Germany

8

Finland

9

Netherlands

10

New Zealand

Advanced Economy

Rank

Country

1

Japan

2

Germany

3

Sweden

4

Switzerland

5

Norway

6

Canada

7

US

8

Denmark

9

Finland

10

Australia

Appealing Environment

Rank

Country

1

Australia

2

Switzerland

3

Sweden

4

Canada

5

Italy

6

New Zealand

7

Norway

8

Spain

9

Austria

10

Denmark

SOURCE Reputation Institute

Last Updated (Wednesday, 28 September 2011 01:40)

Comments

Swedish feminists have ruined that country and have given Sweden the reputation around the world today of having the worst and most radical females...the more people read about Sweden in today's media, the less attractive it appears to be.

When I went to sweden last summer (i went to visit family) i found that everyone was so nice and friendly. everything has the word [censored] in it, and my daughter had quite a few laughs. the economy is great and they have amazing food. it's a great place to raise a family.